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Arthur, King of Time and Space

OK, so I got hooked. Curse you, Eric Burns!

Paul "must copy and paste the last name" Gadzikowski's webcomic Arthur, King of Time and Space has been running 365 days a year for the past 829 days. That's pretty cool…

It was a strip in which he brought the puns that really convinced me to give it a chance. It's definitely an acquired taste, but by 30 strips in, I was hooked. I caught up the entire archive. It's competently drawn. It's competently written.

Most importantly of all from my point of view, it's consistent. It doesn't suffer from Multiverse Syndrome. By definition, it can't. Paul G has stated that his retelling of the Arthurian legends, scattered across several genres and timelines, will take exactly 25 years, at which point he will have reached the end, and he will stop. One of the interesting features of the whole plan is that everyone knows what's coming, at least in general terms. The surprises are in the variants and details, not in the big picture. I like that.

If the comic has a flaw, it's that the characters are rarely, if ever, anything but even-tempered, logical, and calm. Even in the heat of battle, they don't seem too excited. I kind of like that, though. It's a pleasant, peaceful read. I can use more of those right now.

At any rate, I'll start reading it regularly once Comic Alert! goes live again or I get a decent substitute webcomic tool. Highly recommended. Friend of Bart

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Interesting

Thanks for posting. My favorite part is the RPG.

  • By sophit4 at 2006-09-01 18:40
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Great to hear from you!

I don't know how you folks find time to do a webcomic and keep track of what people are saying about it. Some kind of benevolent superbeings, I suspect.

Anyway, as I said, I like the style of discourse. Your "drawing room" analogy is a perfect summary—wish I'd thought of that.

As with all free webcomic artists, but especially those whose work I admire, thanks hugely for what you do. Giving freely of your talents in this way uplifts us all.

May you meet your 25-year goal!

Nolo contendere

I'll cop to the even-tempered characters. I'm conscious of it, though no commentator I'm aware of before you has had any issue with it. It all comes from having been heavily influenced by _Winnie-the-Pooh_ in early life. It may help to think of _AKOTAS_ as drawing-room comedy.

Thanks for reading, and for commenting.